2. o Octavian Goga 1 April 1881 – 7
May 1938) was
a Romanian politician, poet, pla
ywright, journalist, and
translator.
o Goga was born in Rășinari,
near Sibiu.
3. Goga was an active member in
the Romanian nationalistic
movement in Transylvania and of
its leading group, the Romanian
National Party (PNR) in Austro-
Hungary. Before World War I,
Goga was arrested by the
Hungarian authorities. At various
intervals before the union of
Romania and Transylvania in
1918, Goga took refuge in
Romania, becoming active in
literary and political circles.
Because of his political activity in
Romania, the Hungarian state
sentenced him to death in
absentia.
4. Goga became Prime Minister of Romania and served
from 28 December 1937 to 10 February 1938. He had
been appointed by King Carol, in his attempt to
increase his own power. Indeed, Carol wrote in his diary
that he knew Goga was a human cipher, and hoped
that once his government collapsed, it would free him to
seize power for himself.[2]
Logo of the defunct Romanian National
Christian Party.The initials of the party feature
alongside the names of its joint leaders: A. C.
Cuza and Octavian Goga
5. Very early in its tenure, Goga's government
introduced a series of anti-Semitic laws. On 12
January 1938 his government stripped
Romanian Jews of their citizenship. Besides
being an anti-Semite himself, Goga attempted to
outflank the Iron Guard's popular support.
After his resignation, Goga withdrew to his estate
in Transylvania, where he suffered a stroke on 5
May 1938. He died two days later.
